Coast-to-Coast in the Mooney M20J
| << Leg 12 - Bellingham, WA to Bend, OR | Trip Home | Leg 14 - Rancho Murieta, CA to Sonoma, CA >> |
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Leg Stats
- Time Enroute: 3.1 hrs
- Distance (direct): 336nm
- Distance (actual): 398nm
- Fuel Used: 33.4 gal
The weather departing Bend was starting to turn bad, but we were heading towards rapidly improving conditions. Overall it was a really cool VFR flight with an orbit of Crater Lake, OR, a close flyby of Mt. Shasta, and some other really cool scenery. We had coordinated with my cousin Brian that we'd meet them at the airport in Rancho Murieta. I was a bit concerned, since the airport was private and almost no information is published about it in the A/FD, including whether there was any runway lighting. I knew we would be getting there around sunset or later, so I had planned to possibly divert to Sacramento Mather if there were no field lights. We landed in Rancho Murieta, CA just after sunset, with plenty of adequate twilight and functional runway lights. We were met by my cousin Brian, and my aunt and uncle Sandy and Larry and went directly to their house and had a family dinner. They had laid out a nice gift basket for us and they even got Magic some new toys and treats. We stayed with them a couple nights and Brian drove us up to visit Sutter Creek to do a little wine tasting. I decided that the weather looked favorable for a Bay Tour and a couple day stop in Sonoma, so we decided to head onwards.
Trip Leg Navigation
<< Leg 12 - Bellingham, WA to Bend, OR
